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Ryo Hirakawa joins Thiriet/TDS Racing for ELMS
With Kamui Kobayashi moving into a full-time seat, Toyota were on the lookout for a new testing and reserve driver over the winter. The Japanese manufacturer appear to have found their man, and have other plans for him besides supporting the LMP1 effort. The 21-year-old Japanese driver Ryo Hirakawa is the new test and reserve…
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Oliver Webb joins ByKolles for 2016
LMP1 privateer team ByKolles have completed their driver line-up for the upcoming World Endurance Championship, signing British driver Oliver Webb to race alongside Pierre Kaffer and Simon Trummer. The 24 year-old Brit had pursued a single-seater career, but turned his attentions to prototype racing in 2014. Webb raced for Signatech Alpine in the European Le Mans…
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Rene Rast to G-Drive for 2016
Reigning LMP2 champions G-Drive Racing have confirmed the third and final driver for their 2016 campaign will be Audi works driver René Rast. The German racer will be joined by the already confirmed Roman Rusinov and Frenchman, Nathanael Berthon in a bid to retain the team’s LMP2 title. Last year, Rast was at Spa-Francorchamps in the third Audi…
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Mike Conway talks Toyota’s 2016
Last season Mike Conway made his full season debut in LMP1 with Toyota. With a race win under his belt and the championship winning team at his feet, 2015 looked like the year that would allow the Briton to shine. However it was not to be. Toyota were left behind in the development race and…
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Peugeot hint at return to the race track
Peugeot’s withdrawal from global LMP1 racing on the eve of inaugural FIA World Endurance Championship season in early 2012 could have been a cataclysmic blow to the series before it had really even begun. In reality, the championship has gone from strength to strength over the past four years and is rubbing shoulders with Formula 1 at…
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Bruno Senna on his WEC return with RGR Sport by Morand
Bruno Senna is no stranger to competition in the FIA World Endurance Championship with a two year spell with Aston Martin under his belt. Since then, he has switched to Formula E and the McLaren GT3 squad, however the Brazilian is back for 2016. This time, Senna will be campaigning in the LMP2 class with the RGR…
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David Brabham: 2017 debut a “realistic goal” for Project Brabham
In September 2014 David Brabham launched a brand new initiative named Project Brabham. The goal being to form a new team to bring the Brabham name back to motorsport for the first time since 1992, as well as one which puts the fan at the heart of the team. With £295,210 raised from a total of…
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Gulf Racing confirm 2016 driver trio
This season Gulf Racing Team will make the step up from the European Le Mans Series into the FIA World Endurance Championship. Today the team has announced Ben Barker and Adam Carroll as the two drivers to race alongside team owner and driver Mike Wainwright. The experienced Northern Irishman, Adam Carroll, who has driven with Gulf Racing for…
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Vasselon pleased with Toyota development
To say that 2015 was an annus horribilis for Toyota Gazoo Racing may be a bit of an understatement. Despite improving the car by two seconds a lap, it became quickly and painfully clear that this step forward was not enough. A podium came at Silverstone, but for the rest of the season the Japanese manufacturer was swept aside by Porsche…
